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Title: The Fire of Asshurbanipal Title Record # 59563
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1936-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Cthulhu Mythos Tales
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1969ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek
 Dutch Het vuur van Assoerbanipal [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
1979ⓘTranslated by François Truchaud.
 French Le feu d'Asshurbanipal
1982ⓘTranslated by Kees van den Broek
 Dutch Het vuur van Assoerbanipal [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
2001ⓘTranslated by Стамат Страхилов and/or Марина Бенева (Stamat Strahilov &/or Marina Beneva).
 Bulgarian
Пламъка на Ашурбанипали?Plamаka na Ashurbanipali
[as by
Робърт Хауърд?Robart Hauard
]
2009ⓘTranslated by Doris Hummel
 German Das Feuer von Asshurbanipal
2010 Italian Il fuoco di Assurbanipal
2010ⓘTranslated by Patrice Louinet
 French Le feu d'Asshurbanipal
2016 Portuguese A Chama de Asshurbanipal
2020ⓘTranslated by Frank J. Morisi.
 Italian Il fuoco di Assurbanipal

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, December 1936 1936-12-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag J. Allen St. John Checkmark
Skull-Face and Others 1946-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
Wolfshead 1968-00-00 Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 73-721
$0.60?$: US dollar
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
De zwarte steen 1969-00-00 Robert Ervin Howard Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1272) 1272
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
 198
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
Wolfshead 1972-03-00 Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 447-75299-095
$0.95?$: US dollar
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
Wolfshead 1972-03-00 Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 447-75299-095
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
Skull-Face and Others 1974-00-00 Robert E. Howard Neville Spearman 0-85978-007-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Reg Boorer Checkmark
Skull-Face and Others 1975-05-00 Robert E. Howard Neville Spearman 0-85978-007-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Reg Boorer Checkmark
Skull-Face Omnibus: Volume 2: The Valley of the Worm and Others 1976-07-00 Robert E. Howard Panther 0-586-04374-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Chris Achilleos Checkmark
Le pacte noir 1979-00-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #2) 2-7304-0015-X   299
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Wolfshead 1979-09-00 Robert E. Howard Bantam Books 0-553-12353-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
 147
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
Van lichtelijk luguber tot meedogenloos macaber 1982-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Loeb 90-6213-415-7   427
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Le pacte noir 1983-00-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #2) 2-7304-0015-X   299
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) 0-671-65641-4
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Le pacte noir 1987-11-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #2) 2-7304-0015-X   304
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1989-09-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman  
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 1 1991-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 2-221-05684-1
F140.00?F: French frank
 xxxvi+
1174
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Philippe Druillet  
Le pacte noir 2 1991-11-00 Robert E. Howard Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Robert E. Howard #6) 2-265-04649-3
F28.00?F: French frank
 219
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gilles Francescano  
Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos 1992-00-00 ed. Robert M. Price Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-02-X
$27.00?$: US dollar
 xxii+
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1992-03-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Beyond the Borders 1996-10-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books (The Robert E. Howard Library #7) 0-671-87742-9
$5.99?$: US dollar
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll C. W. Kelly Checkmark
Бури над Ориента?Buri nad Orienta
 2001-00-00
Робърт Хауърд?Robart Hauard
Елф?Elf
(
Фентъзи бестселър?Fentazi bestselar
)		     320
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard 2001-10-00 Robert E. Howard Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6028) 1-56882-130-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
353
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Harry Fassl Checkmark
Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard 2001-10-00 Robert E. Howard Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6028) 1-56882-130-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
353
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Harry Fassl Checkmark
The Howard Review, December 2004 2004-12-00 ed. Dennis McHaney Dennis McHaney  
$10.95?$: US dollar
 144
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 fanzine J. Allen St. John Checkmark
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus 2006-00-00 Robert E. Howard Renaissance E Books 11-58873-942-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
 520
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$100.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$112.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales 2007-09-10 Robert E. Howard Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-085-8
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Ann Brain Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-07-29 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$0.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
518
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-28 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-50974-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Greg Staples  
Black Hounds of Death 2008-12-01 Robert E. Howard Cosmos Books / Dorchester Publishing (The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard #5) 978-0-8439-5946-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 336
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ken Kelly  
Black Hounds of Death 2009-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-0-8095-7154-3
$35.00?$: US dollar
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
Volk der Finsternis 2009-10-00 Robert E. Howard Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2623) 978-3-86552-062-3
€28.00?€: Euro
 341+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
I miti di Lovecraft 2010-03-00 ed. Robert M. Price Mondadori (Epix #12)  
€4.90?€: Euro
 253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Franco Brambilla  
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-03-26 Robert E. Howard Tantor Media      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
Les dieux de Bal-Sagoth 2010-04-16 Robert E. Howard Bragelonne (Les intégrales) 978-2-35294-374-7   480
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Didier Graffet  
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$400.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales 2011-04-08 Robert E. Howard Read Books 978-1-4474-0768-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Ann Brain Checkmark
Black Hounds of Death 2011-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3786-0
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Mythos: Myths and Tales of H. P. Lovecraft & Robert E. Howard 2011-10-31 ed. Gwendolyn Toynton Numen Books 978-0-9871581-0-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
 335
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack: 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Tales 2012-04-17 ed. Colin Azariah-Kribbs, John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4890-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
 1054
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
The Shadow Kingdom and Other Weird Tales 2015-00-00 Robert E. Howard Ulwencreutz Media 978-1-329-63248-6
$39.96?$: US dollar
 489
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Black Hounds of Death 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0662-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
O Mundo Sombrio - Histórias dos Mitos de Cthulhu 2016-00-00 Robert E. Howard Clock Tower 978-85-66519-04-4   317
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Leander Moura  
Tales from the Pulps #5 2016-03-02 ed. Farnsworth Wright Pulp Tales Press 978-0-692-65441-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
 128
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth J. Allen St. John Checkmark
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 1) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Providence Tales, #5 - Primavera 2020 2020-00-00 ed. Gianfranco Calvitti, Giacomo Ortolani Providence Press  
€16.90?€: Euro
 176
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Pixabay  
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume III 2020-02-11 ed. Ian Gordon HorrorBabble  
$29.95?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
The Cthulhu Stories of Robert E. Howard 2020-04-23 Robert E. Howard WordFire Press 978-1-68057-098-4
$34.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Sofyan Syarief Checkmark
Der Mythos des Cthulhu 2020-08-17 Robert E. Howard Festa 978-3-86552-855-1
€16.99?€: Euro
 509
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Bookcoversart Checkmark
Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection 2020-10-21 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-235-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Fire of Asshurbanipal 2023-07-01 Robert E. Howard Project Gutenberg 71085
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
The Call of the Old Ones: An Annotated Cthulhu Mythos Collection 2023-12-02 ed. Ian Gordon HorrorBabble  
$27.85?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales date unknown Robert E. Howard Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-085-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Des Knock Checkmark
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